December 2186

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 70%
14. 2 59%
15. 3 Last qtr
16. 4 37%
17. 5 27%
18. 6 18%
19. 7 10%
20. 8 5%
21. 9 2%
22. 10 New
23. 11 1%
24. 12 3%
25. 13 7%
26. 14 13%
27. 15 20%
28. 16 28%
29. 17 37%
30. 18 First qtr
31. 19 56%
32. 20 66%
33. 21 75%
34. 22 84%
35. 23 91%
36. 24 97%
37. 25 100%
38. 26 Full
39. 27 97%
40. 28 91%
41. 29 84%
42. 30 74%
43. 31 63%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 2186

1. Sun, Dec 37:06 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

2. Mon, Dec 46:14 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Dec 58:04 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Dec 67:49 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Dec 104:36 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

6. Mon, Dec 118:09 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Dec 1310:58 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

9. Mon, Dec 181:34 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Dec 189:47 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

11. Thu, Dec 2111:59 AM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

12. Thu, Dec 211:32 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Dec 261:27 AM

    Full Moon Cold Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

14. Tue, Dec 261:39 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

15. Wed, Dec 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.

16. Fri, Dec 299:47 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.